BROTHERHOOD 

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LOCOMOTIVE 
FIREMEN 


LADIES'  SOCIETY 


CONSTITUTION 

AKD 

GENERAL  LAWS 


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Ladies'  Society 


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^BROTHERHOOD  OF 
LOCOMOTIVE  FIREMEN,/^ 

Organized  at  Tucson,  Arizona,  April,  1884. 

Recognized  as  an  Auxiliary  of  the  Brotherhood  of 
Locomotive  Firemen  at  the  Second  Biennial  Con- 
vention in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  September,  1890. 

Revised  by  order  of  the  Sixth  Biennial  Convention  at 
Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  September,  1902. 

Committee  on  Revision  and  Codification: 
Grand  President; 

Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer 

and  Grand  Counselor. 

BOONE  BLANK  BOOK  CO.,  Printers  and  Binders, 

BOONE,  IOWA. 

1»02. 


PREAMBLE. 

The  Ladies'  Society  has  been  organized  for  the  pur- 
pose of  rendering  assistance,  and  to  encourage  the 
Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Firemen  in  their  good 
workj  extending  the  hand  of  Charity  and  helping 
each  other  in  time  of  need,  and  to  elevate  our  social 
and  intellectual  standing.  It  is  the  aim  of  our  society 
to  cultivate  a  spirit  of  harmony,  to  promote  sociability* 
and  to  draw  into  friendly  and  affectionate  relation- 
ship the  lady  members  of  the  families  of  the  Brother- 
hood; hence  we  have  adopted  as  our  motto— 
Friendship  and  Chariti. 


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GRAND  LODGE  CONSTITUTION. 


NAME,    LOCATION  AND  AUTHORITY. 

Sec.  1. — iVar7i€  and  Location. — This  body  shall  be 
known  as  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Ladies'  Society  of 
the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Firemen,  with  head- 
quarters located  in  the  city  where  the  Grand  President 
resides. 

Sec.  2. — Jurisdiction  and  Authority. — The  Grand 
Lodge  shall  have  exclusive  jurisdiction  over  all  sub- 
jects pertaining  to  the  order,  and  its  enactments  and 
decisions  upon  all  questions  are  the  supreme  law  of  the 
order.  The  Grand  Lodge  may  hear  and  determine  all 
matters  of  controversy  which  may  be  brought  before  it 
by  appeal  or  otherwise,  issue  all  charters,  reprove  and 
punish  the  misconduct  of  Subordinate  Lodges,  adopt 
laws  and  regulations  of  general  application  for  the 
government  of  Subordinate  Lodges,  and  alter,  amend, 
or  repeal  the  same;  control  and  regulate  the  unwritten 
work  of  the  order;  supply  all  rituals,  withdrawal  and 
and  transfer  cards  as  well  as  all  blank  forms  for  use  of 
the  Subordinate  Lodges  of  the  order;  levy  such  assess- 
ments for  revenue  as  may  be  necessary  to  defray  the 
expenses  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  which  shall  also  include 
the  insurance  department,  and  do  all  things  necessary 
to  promote  the  welfare  of  the  order. 

OFFICERS,   BOARDS  AND  MEMBERS. 

Sec.  3. — Of  Whom  Composed.— The  Grand  Lodge 
shall  consist  of  a  Grand  President,  Vice  Grand  Presi- 
dent, Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Grand  Counse- 
lor, Grand  Executive  Board,  consisting  of  three  mem- 
bers, a  Board  of  (irand  Trustees,  consisting  of  three 
members;  also  of  the  duly  elected  delegates,  repre- 
senting the  Subordinate  Lodges,  and  the  Grand  Medi- 
cal Examiner. 


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Sec.  4.— Term  of  Office,— Th.e  Grand  President, 
Vice  Grand  President,  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasur- 
er, Grand  Counselor,  Grand  Executive  Board,  Board 
of  Grand  Trustees  and  Grand  Medical  Examiner  shall 
be  .elected  to  hold  office  for  a  term  of  two  years  each. 

Sec.  5— Officers  Shall  Not  Represent  Their  Lodges. — 
The  Grand  President,  Vice  Grand  President  and  Grand 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  not  represent  their  re- 
spective lodg-es  as  deleg-ates.  Grand  Officers,  includ- 
ing the  Grand  Counselor  and  Grand  Medical  Examiner, 
shall  have  a  voice,  but  shall  not  be  entitled  to  vote  in 
the  convention.  Members  of  the  Grand  Boards  shall 
also  have  a  voice  in  the  convention,  but  shall  not  be 
entitled  to  a  vote  unless  representing  their  respective 
lodges. 

OFFICIAL  SEAL. 

Sec.  ^—Official  Seal. — The  official  seal  of  thi?^  body 
shall  be  circular  in  form  and  shall  bear  the  word's  and 
figures,  "Grand  Lodge  Ladies'  Society  of  the  Brother- 
hood of  Locomotive  Firemen,  Organized  April,  1884" 
This  seal  shall  be  attached  to  all  documents  requiring 
authentication  emanating  from  the  Grand  Lodge. 

QUORUM. 

Sec.  7. — Quorum. — Twelve  members  shall  consti- 
tute a  quorum,  and  shall  be  qualified  to  transact  the 
business  of  the  meeting. 

MEETINGS. 

Sec.  8. — Meetings^  When  Held. — The  Grand  Lodge 
shall  meet  biennially,  on  the  second  Monday  in  Sep- 
tember, at  such  a  place  as  may  have  been  designated 
at  the  preceding  biennial  meeting. 

Sec.  9. — Change  of  Meetings. — Should  a  change  of 
the  place  of  meeting  be  deemed  necessary,  such  change 
may  be  made  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  Subordinate 
Lodges. 

Sec.  10.— Special  Meetings. — Special  meetings  may 
be  held  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  Subordinate  Lodges. 


GRAND  LODGE  CONSTITUTION  5 

CREDENTIALS. 

Sec.  11. — Grand  Officers  and  Boards. — Prior  to  each 
meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  there  shall  be  issued  by 
the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer  to  all  Grand  Offi- 
cers, Boards  and  Organizers,  a  credential  signed  by 
the  Grand  President  and  Grand  Secretary  and  Treas- 
^urer,  under  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  which  shall  en- 
'  title  said  Grand  Officers,  Boards  and  Organizers  to 
their  seats  in  the  meeting. 

Sec.  12. — To  Delegates. — A  credential  of  the  same 
form  shall  also  be  issued  by  the  Secretary  of  each 
lodge  to  the  delegate,  and  signed  by  the  President  and 
Secretary  of  the  lodge,  and  countersigned  and  sealed 
by  the  Grand  President  and  Grand  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  which  shall  entitle  said  delegate  to  her 
seat  in  said  meeting,  provided  the  lodge  which  she 
represents  is,  in  all  things,  in  good  standing  with  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  13.  A  delegate  who  has  been  duly  elected  to 
attend  Grand  Lodge  may  represent  one  (1)  other  lodge 
by  proxy,  provided  said  lodge  is  in  good  standing,  the 
said  lodge  represented  by  proxy  to  assist  in  paying  ex- 
penses of  said  delegate. 

Sec.  14. — How  Furnished. — Blank  forms  of  creden- 
tials shall  be  furnished  to  Subordinate  Lodges  by  the 
Grand  Lodge  exclusively. 

Sec.  15. — To  Whmn  Issued. — No  credentials  shall  be 
issued  to  any  person  except  an  officer  or  member  of 
the  Grand  Lodge. 

fiscal  year  and  annual  report. 

Sec.  16. — Fiscal  Year. — The  fiscal  year  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  shall  begin  on  the  first  day  of  July  and  expire 
on  the  .30th  day  of  June  of  each  year. 

Sec.  17. — Biennial  Reports. — At  each  biennial  meet- 
ing the  Grand  President,  Vice  Grand  President, 
Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Grand  Counselor, 
Grand  Executive  Board,  the  Board  of  Grand  Trustees 
and  Grand  Medical   Examiner  shall  submit  a  full  and 


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complete  report  of  all  the  transactions  and  affairs  of 
their  respective  offices  for  the  two  preceding  fiscal 
years.  Said  reports  shall  be  read  under  the  Order  of 
Business  "Report  of  Officers  and  Boards."  In  the  ab- 
sence of  the  Chairman  or  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Ex- 
ecutive Board  or  Board  of  Grand  Trustees,  their  re- 
port, in  writing",  shall  be  read  from  the  desk  of  the 
Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

ELECTION  AND  INSTALLATION. 

Sec.  18. — Of  Officers  and  Boards. — The  election  of 
officers  and  boards  shall  be  by  written  ballot.  Two 
tellers  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Grand  -President, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  receive  and  announce  the  bal- 
lots cast,  and  to  see  that  none  are  permitted  to  vote 
unless  they  are  legally  entitled  to  do  so,  and  to  report 
to  the  Grand  President  any  irregularity  in  the  ballot. 
The  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  record  each 
vote  as  announced  by  the  tellers,  and  when  all  the  bal- 
lots have  been  counted,  shall  announce  the  result.  The 
candidate  receiving  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast  shall 
be  declared  elected  by  the  Grand  President.  In  the 
event  of  no  candidate  receiving  a  majority  of  the  votes 
cast,  the  Grand  President  shall  declare  no  election 
and  order  a  second  ballot,  and  directing  that  the  can- 
didate receiving  the  lowest  number  of  votes  shall  be 
dropped;  and  thus  continue  until  one  candidate  has 
received  a  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast. 

Sec.  19. — Installation. — The  installation  of  officers 
shall  take  place  after  the  conclusion  of  the  election  of 
all  officers  is  announced,  and  under  the  Order  of  Busi- 
ness  "  Installation  of  Officers  and  Boards." 

Sec.  20.— Certificate  of  Mection.— Within  ten  days 
after  the  election,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  is  practic- 
able, there  shall  be  issued  to  the  officers  and  boards 
elect,  a  certificate  of  election  signed  by  the  Grand 
President  and  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer  and 
under  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  21.— When   to    Qualify,— Of^cevs    and    Boards 


GRAND  LODGE  CONSTITUTION  7 

elect  shall  qualify  and  assume  the  duties  of  their 
respective  offices  on  the  first  Monday  in  January  of  the 
next  ensuing  year  following-  the  election. 

DUTIES  OF  OFFICERS  AND  BOARDS. 

Sec.  22. — Grand  President. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Grand  President  to  preside  over  the  meetings  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  and  perform  its  executive  duties 
while  the  same  is  not  in  session.  She  shall  have  gen- 
eral supervision  of  the  order  and  have  power  to  grant 
dispensations  not  inconsistent  with  its  laws  and  regu- 
lations. She  shall  have  authority  to  convene  Subor- 
dinate Lodges,  and  call  union  meetings  at  such  times 
and  places  as  in  her  judgment  will  promote  the  welfare 
of  the  order.  She  shall  sign  all  bills,  circulars,  re- 
|X)rts  and  documents  requiring  to  be  authenticated. 
She  ^hall,  upon  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  Subordinate 
Lodges,  direct  special  meetings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  to 
be  held.  She  shall  supply  the  pass-words  for  trans- 
mission to  the  Subordinate  Lodges.  She  shall  decide 
all  questions  and  appeals  submitted  to  her  by  Subor- 
dinate Lodges,  which  decision  shall  be  final,  unless  re- 
versed at  the  ensuing  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 
At  each  biennial  meeting  she  shall  prepare  and  sub- 
mit a  full  and  complete  report  of  all  of  her  official  acts 
during  the  two  preceding  fiscal  years;  and  shall  also 
perform  such  other  duties  as  the  laws  and  regulations 
of  the  order  may  require.  At  the  expiration  of  her 
term  of  office  she  shall  turn  over  to  her  successor  all 
books,  papers  and  property  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  23.— Vice  Grand  President. — It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Vice  Grand  President  to  devote  as  much  of  her 
time  as  may  be  possible  to  the  interests  of  the  society . 
She  shall  assist  the  Grand  President  in  the  discharge 
of  her  duties  as  presiding  officer,  at  sessions  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  and  during  the  temporary  absence  of 
the  Grand  President  she  shall  be  presiding  officer; 
and  in  case  of  the  death,  resignation  or  removal  of  the 
Grand  President  she  shall  discharge  the  duties  and 
assume  the  responsibilities  of  Grand  President  until  a 


8  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

successor  is  elected.  She  shall  render  such  other  ser- 
vice as  may  be  assigned  to  her  by  the  Grand  Presi- 
dent. At  the  expiration  of  her  term  of  office  she  shall 
turn  over  to  her  successor  all  books,  papers  and  prop- 
erty of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  her  possession. 

Sec.  24. — Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer. — It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer  to  keep 
a  true  and  correct  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  at  each  meeting,  and  transmit  one  copy, 
properly  authenticated,  to  each  Subordinate  Lodge; 
she  shall  read  all  petitions,  resolutions  and  communi- 
cations submitted  to  that  body,  as  well  as  reports  un- 
less it  is  otherwise  decided,  and  file  and  safely  keep 
all  papers  and  documents  received  by  her.  She  shall 
prepare,  sign  and  seal  all  charters  and  attest  dispensa- 
tions emanating  from  the  Grand  Lodge,  as  well  as  issue 
notice  of  grand  dues,  quarterly  dues,  insurance  and 
special  assessments  which  may  be  levied.  It  shall  also 
be  her  duty  to  keep  an  accurate  account  of  all  moneys 
received  and  paid  out  by  her;  to  conduct  the  corres- 
pondence of  her  office;  to  attend,  with  all  the  neces- 
sary books  and  papers,  the  meetings  of  the  Grand 
Lodge;  to  take  charge  of  all  the  funds  and  properties 
of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  keep  an  account  between  the 
Grand  and  all  Subordinate  Lodges,  and  submit  a  quar- 
terly report  of  the  financial  transactions  of  her  office 
to  each  Subordinate  Lodge.  She  shall  serve  notice 
upon  Subordinate  Lodges  of  special  meetings  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  at  least  twenty  days  previous  to  the  time 
of  meeting,  stating  the  object  of  the  same.  At  each 
biennial  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge  she  shall  submit 
a  complete  report  of  her  receipts  and  expenditures 
during  the  two  preceding  fiscal  years,  the  membership 
of  the  order,  with  the  number  of  deaths,  expulsions 
and  withdrawals;  also  a  report  of  lodges  disbanded, 
and  all  other  matters  pertaining  to  her  office.  At  the 
expiration  of  her  term  of  office,  she  shall  turn  over  to 
her  successor,  when  she  has  duly  qualified,  all  moneys, 
books,  papers  and  property  in  her  possession  belong- 
ing to  the  Grand  Lodge. 


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GRAND  LODGE  CONSTITUTION  9 

Sec.  25,— Bond  of  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer, — 
The  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be  required 
to  file  a  bond  in  the  amount  of  $15,000  for  the  faithful 
performance  of  her  duties  and  the  accounting"  for  all 
moneys  belonging  to  the  Society,  coming  into  her  pos- 
session. The  premium  on  said  bond  to  be  paid  from 
the  general  fund  of  the  Society.  The  bond,  when  exe- 
cuted, shall  be  placed  in  the  custody  of  the  Chairman 
of  the  Board  of  Grand  Trustees. 

Sec.  26.— Grand  Executive  Board. — It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Grand  Executive  Board  to  promptly  inves- 
tigate all  charges  that  may  be  preferred  against  offic- 
ers or  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  Board  shall 
see  to  it  that  officers  and  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
faithfully  and  efficiently  perform  their  duties.  The  Board 
shall  have  full  power  to  try  all  Grand  Lodge  officers 
upon  charges  duly  preferred,  as  well  as  to  summon  wit- 
nesses and  upon  proper  and  sufficient  evidence  to  remove 
any  officer  or  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  from  office, 
and  to  fill  any  vacancy  that  may  be  caused  by  removal, 
resignation  or  death.  Immediately  after  election  and 
installation  of  the  Board,  it  shall  elect  one  of  its  mem- 
bers chairman  and  another  secretary.  The  chairman 
shall  receive  all  charges,  convoke  the  Board  when 
necessary,  who  shall  try  said  charges  as  laid  down 
in  the  Constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  provided  that 
no  charges  shall  be  entertained  unless  signed  by  a 
member  of  the  order  in  good  standing.  The  Grand 
Executive  Board  shall  transmit  to  each  biennial  meet- 
ing, in  writing,  a  full  report  of  all  charges  tried, 
together  with  the  verdicts  rendered,  and  all  other 
business  transacted  during  the  two  preceding"  fiscal 
years,  which  shall  be  accompanied  by  an  itemized  bill 
of  expense  for  service  rendered  while  in  actual  session. 
Upon  their  retirement  from  office,  all  books,  papers 
and  property  in  the  possession  of  the  members  of  the 
Grand  Executive  Board  belonging  to  the  Grand  Lodge, 
shall  be  turned  over  to  their  successors. 

Sec.  21.— Board  of  Graiid  Trustees.— It  shaM  be  the 
duty  of  the  Board  of  Grand  Trustees  to  examine  the 


10  LADIES*  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

books  and  accounts  of  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer, whenever  it  may  be  deemed  necessary;  they  shall 
at  the  close  of  each  fiscal  year  examine  said  books  and 
accounts,  and  transmit  their  report  to  the  ensuinj^ 
biennial  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  the  same  shall 
be  accompanied  by  an  itemized  bill  of  expense  for  service 
rendered  v^hile  in  actual  session.  Said  report  shall 
also  be  transmitted  in  circular  form,  properly  authen- 
ticated, to  all  Subordinate  Lodges  each  year  in  which 
no  meeting:  of  the  Grand  Lodge  is  held.  Immediately 
after  their  election  and  installation,  they  shall  select  a 
chairman  and  secrecary,  who  shall  perform  the  duties 
devolving  upon  them  as  such  officers  of  the  board.  The 
chairman  shall  hold  in  her  custody  the  official  bonds  of 
Grand  Officers.  When  her  successor  has  been  duly 
elected  and  qualified,  she,  as  well  as  the  other  mem- 
bers of  the  board,  shall  turn  over  all  bonds,  books, 
papers  or  property  in  her  or  their  possession,  belong- 
ing to  the  Grand  Lodge,  to  her  or  their  successors. 

GRAND  COUNSELOR. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Counselor  to  attend 
all  meetings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  to  render  such 
services,  in  the  way  of  advice,  as  may  be  required  of 
him  by  the  Grand  Lodge  while  in  session,  or  the  Grand 
President,  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer  and  Boards 
when  the  Grand  Lodge  is  not  in  session.  All  matters 
to  be  passed  upon  by  him  shall  be  transmitted  by  the 
Grand  President,  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
Chairman  of  Grand  Executive  Board  or  Board  of  Grand 
Trustees. 

GRAND  MEDICAL  EXAMINER. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Medical  Examiner 
to  examine  all  applications  for  admission  to  the  Insur- 
ance Department,  as  well  as  all  applications  for 
increased  insurance.  Said  applications  to  be  transmit- 
ted to  the  Grand  Medical  Examiner,  by  the  Grand 
Secretary  and  Treasurer.  He  shall  promptly  examine 
the   same   and  either  approve  or  reject  the  admission 


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GRAND  LODGE  CONSTITUTION  11 

of  the  applicant  as  an  insurance  member.  After  which 
the  application  will  be  immediately  returned  to  the 
Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  At  each  biennial 
meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  the  Grand  Medical  Ex- 
aminer shall  submit  a  report  of  the  number  of  applica- 
tions approved  or  rejected,  and  such  other  informa- 
tion, pertaining  to  his  duties,  which  will  be  of  value  to 
the  Society,  together  with  itemized  bill  of  expense. 

Sec  2^.— Editor  of  Magazine. — There  shall  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  Grand  President  an  Editor  of  the 
Magazine,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  take  charge,  under 
the  supervision  and  direction  of  the  Grand  President, 
of  the  space  allotted  in  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive 
Firemen's  Magazine  to  the  Ladies'  Society.  The  said 
officer  shall  prepare  all  copy  for  publication,  eliminat- 
ing all  matter  which  may  not  be  for  the  best  interest 
of  the  Society,  and  strive  in  every  possible  way  to  make 
the  pages  of  benefit  to  the  organization  and  its  members. 
In  this  department  of  the  Magazine  will  appear  all  offic- 
ial notices  of  dues,  assessments  and  such  matters  as  may 
be  necessary  to  bring  to  the  attention  of  the  member- 
ship. 

STANDING      COMMITTEES. 

Sec.  29. — Standing  Committees;  Consist  of. — The 
Standing  Committees  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  consist 
of  three  members  each,  and  shall  be  appointed  at  the 
opening  session  of  each  meeting  by  the  Grand  Presi- 
dent and  Vice  Grand  President,  and  the  said  com- 
mittee shall  serve  during  the  meeting  for  which  they 
are  appointed.  The  first  named  member  of  each  com- 
mittee shall  serve  as  chairman.  The  standing  com- 
mittees shall  consist  of  the  following:  Reception  and 
Invitation,  Ways  and  Means,  Constitution  and  By- 
Laws,  Ritual  and  Secret  Work,  Resolutions,  Salaries, 
Appeals  and  Insurance  Claims. 

Sec.  30. — Standing  Committees,  How  Convened  and 
How  They  Repoi't. — Standing  Committees  shall  be  con- 
vened by  their  respective  chairmen  as  soon  as  practic- 
able after  their  appointment,  and  shall  consider  such 


12  LADIES*  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

matters  as  may  be  referred  to  them  or  brought  to  their 
attention.  They  shall  submit  their  reports,  in  writing, 
addressed  as  follows:  "To  the  Officers  and  Members  of 

the Biennial  Meeting,  Sisters:"  which 

report  shall  be  signed  by  the  committee,  and  read 
from  the  desk  of  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
when  the  Committee  is  called. 

GRAND  LODGE   REGULATIONS. 

Sec.  31. — Grand  Lodge  Begulations. — The  Grand 
Lodge  shall  have  a  code  of  Grand  Lodge  Regulations 
for  the  government  of  its  meetings,  and  no  amend- 
ment or  alteration  to  said  Regulations  shall  be  made 
unless  presented  in  writing  at  a  meeting,  which 
shall  be  read  and  referred  until  the  following  day  for 
a  final  reading,  and  if  two-thirds  of  the  members  vote 
in  favor  of  said  amendment  or  alteration,  the  same 
shall  be  adopted  and  shall  be  in  force  and  eilect  from 
and  after  its  passage. 

ORGANIZATION  OF  LODGES. 

Sec.  32.— Organization  of  Lodges. — Any  persons,  not 
less  than  five,  having  the  prescribed  qualifications,  re- 
siding under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  order,  may  petition 
the  Grand  Lodge,  through  the  Grand  President,  for  a 
charter  for  a  Subordinate  Lodge. 

Sec.  33. — Application  for  Charter. — Members  of  the 
order  withdrawing  from  their  lodges  for  the  purpose  of 
instituting  a  new  lodge,  may  unite  in  said  petition. 
The  cards  of  such  members  shall  be  presented  to  the 
officer  organizing  and  by  her  deposited  in  the  new 
lodge.  The  application  for  said  transfer  cards  shall  be 
made  by  the  Acting  Secretary  of  the  proposed  new 
lodge. 

Sec.  34. — Balloting  for  Candidates. — The  petitioners 
shall  meet  at  the  time  and  place  fixed  upon  and  pro- 
ceed to  vote  by  secret  ballot,  under  the  supervision  of 
the  Organizer,  for  each  applicant  in  turn  (except  mem- 
bers received  by  deposit  of  card  as  provided  in  the  pre- 
ceding section)  in  alphabetical  order.    If   three   or 


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more  black  balls  appear  against  an  applicant  she  shall 
be  declared  rejected,  and  her  petition  for  membership 
in  the  order  shall  not  again  be  received  for  a  period  of 
three  months  thereafter. 

CHARTER  FEE. 

Sec.  35. — Charter  Fee. — The  charter  fee  for  all  new 
lodges  instituted  shall  be  five  dollars,  payable  to  the 
Grand  President  or  other  officers  by  her  authorized  to 
institute  the  lodge. 

FUNDS. 

Sec.  36.— Grand  Dv£s — The  Grand  Lodge  shall  levy 
an  annual  capita  tax,  which  shall  constitute  a  General 
Fund,  and  enforce  payment  of  the  same  under  penalties 
provided  for  that  purpose.  The  said  capita  tax  shall  be 
levied  and  collected  as  Grand  Dues,  and  shall  be  paya- 
ble semi-annually.  The  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
shall  receive  such  capita  tax  from  subordinate  lodges 
through  their  Treasurers  as  hereinafter  provided,  and 
keep  a  correct  account  of  the  same  in  the  Grand 
Register. 

Sec.  31.— How  Funds  Shall  Be  Transferred.— All  pro- 
ceeds derived  from  charter  fees.  Grand  Dues,  printing 
and  supplies,  and  all  other  miscellaneous  sources,  shall 
be  transferred  to  the  General  Fund  of  the  order  and 
constitute  a  part  of  the  same. 

Sec.  38. — Hmv  Funds  Shall  Be  Disbursed. — No  funds 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  disbursed  for  any  purpose 
except  upon  a  voucher  drawn  upon  the  General  Fund, 
or  Insurance  Fund,  according  to  the  nature  of  the 
claim,  signed  by  the  Grand  President  and  Grand  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer. 

Sec.  39.— Accounts— How  Kept— It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Grand  Srcretary  and  Treasurer  to  keep  a  separ- 
ate account  in  the  Grand  Register  with  each  Subordi- 
nate Lodge,  with  a  full  register  of  the  members  of 
each  lodge,  arranged  in  alphabetical  order,  showing 
date  of  admiasion,  transfer,  withdrawal,  expulsion, 
death,  etc. 


14  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

TRIALS. 

3ec.  40. —  Charges;  How  Filed  and  Tried. —  All 
charges  made  against  an  officer  or  member  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  shall  be  in  writing,  signed  by  a  member  of  the 
Society  in  good  standing,  and  forwarded  to  the  chair- 
man of  the  Grand  Executive  Board.  Upon  receiving 
a  copy  of  said  charges,  the  Chairman  shall  forthwith 
appoint  a  day  for  trial,  and  direct  the  Secretary  to 
forward  a  copy  of  the  charges  and  notice  of  trial  and 
date  thereof,  to  each  member  of  the  said  Board,  and 
also  to  the  accuser  and  accused.  On  the  day  agreed 
upon,  the  Board  shall  convene  at  the  most  convenient 
point,  and  proceed  to  try  the  case.  If  the  accused  can- 
not be  present,  she  may  appoint  counsel  to  represent 
her;  provided,  that  the  person  selected  to  act  as  coun- 
sel shall  be  a  member  of  the  Order  in  good  standing. 
The  Board,  through  its  Secretary,  shall  summon 
all  witnesses  to  appear  and  present  their  testimony. 
But  one  witness  at  a  time  shall  be  allowed  to  be 
present  before  the  Board  when  in  executive  session. 
All  others  to  be  excluded  except  accused  and 
accuser  or  counsel.  The  Secretary  shall  keep  a 
full  and  complete  record  of  the  proceedings,  and 
each  witness  shall  be  required  to  attach  their  sig- 
nature to  the  testimony  given,  after  the  same  has  been 
prepared  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  and  submitted 
to  the  witness.  After  all  witnesses  have  been  exam- 
ined, the  Board,  in  secret  session,  shall  render  its  de- 
cision as  to  the  guilt  or  innocence  of  the  accused, 
which  shall  be  in  writing,  and  a  copy  submitted  to  the 
accuser  and  accused.  Should  the  accused  be  found  in- 
nocent, she  shall  be  acquitted  and  exonerated;  but 
should  she  be  found  guilty,  she  may  be  reprimanded, 
suspended  or  removed  from  office  as  the  Board  may  de- 
termine. 

Sec.  ^\.—2ippeals;  How  TaA:en.— Any  officer  or  mem- 
ber of  the  Grand  Lodge  considering  that  an  injustice 
has  been  done  her  by  the  Grand  Executive  Board, 
may  appeal  in  writing  to  the  ensuing  meeting  of  the 


GRAND  LODGE  CONSTITUTION  15 

Grand  Lodge.  Said  appeal  shall  be  filed  with  the 
Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer  within  thirty  days 
from  the  time  the  verdict  was  rendered.  The  Grand 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  immediately  file  notice 
of  appeal  with  the  chairman  of  the  Board,  who  shall 
immediately  instruct  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  to 
file  all  papers,  which  shall  include  copy  of  charges, 
testimony,  decision  of  Board,  etc.,  with  the  Grand 
Secretary  and  Treasurer.  Such  appeal,  with  all  pa- 
pers, shall  be  presented  to  the  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  at  the  proper  time  and  referred  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  Appeals,  who  shall  carefully  and  impartially 
consider  the  same  and  report  the  result  to  the  con- 
vention, upon  which  that  body  shall  determine  whether 
the  decision  of  the  Board  shall  be  sustained  or  revers- 
ed. 

INSURANCE  DEPARTMENT. 

Sec.  42. — The  Insurance  Department  of  this  Society 
is  established  to  provide  substantial  assistance  for  the 
members'  families  in  the  event  of  death,  and  it  shall 
be  known  as  the  Insurance  Department  of  the  Ladies* 
Society  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Firemen. 

Sec.  4.S. — All  members  admitted  to  the  Society  on  or 
after  January  1,  1903,  under  the  age  of  fifty  (50)  years, 
who  are  physically  qualified  and  certified  to  by  the 
Medical  Examiner,  as  is  provided  by  law,  and  approved 
by  the  Grand  Medical  Examiner,  shall  be  required  to 
participate  in  the  Insurance  Department,  and  shall  be 
subject  to  the  laws,  rules  and  regulations  by  which  it 
is  now,  or  may  be  hereafter,  governed. 

Sec.  44. — A  candidate  for  admission,  shall,  at  the 
time  of  applying  for  membership  in  the  Society,  make 
application  for  a  beneficiary  certificate,  in  substance, 
as  follows: 

I, ,  desiring  to  make 

application  for  membership  in  Lodge, 

No. ,  of  the  Ladies'  Society  of  the  Brotherhood  of 

Locomotive  Firemen,  hereby  agree  to  comply  with  all 
the  laws,  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Society,  and 
those  that  may  be  hereafter  enacted,   as  the  condition 


16  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

upon  which  I  am  to  be  entitled  to  participate  in  the  In- 
surance Department  and  receive  the  other  rights, 
privileges  and  benefits  of  the  Society.  I  certify  that 
the  answers  made  by  me  to  the  questions  propounded 
by  the  Medical  Examiner,  which  are  attached  to  this 
application,  are  true  in  every  particular.  I  hereby 
authorize  that  the  amount  of  said  Insurance  Certificate, 
in  the  event  of  my  death,  shall  be  paid  to 

whose  relation  to  me  is  that  of ,  and 

whose  residence  is 

Applicant. 

Attest 

Secretary. 

Sec.  45. — Upon  the  admission  of  a  member,  who  is 
required  to  participate  in  the  Insurance  Department, 
the  Grand  Lodge  shall  issue  to  her  a  certificate  in  the 
following  form: 

This  certificate,  issued  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
Ladies'   Society    of  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive 

Firemen,  witnesseth:    That  Sister 

a  member  of Lodge  No. ,  of  said 

order,  located  at ,    is  entitled  to  all 

the  rights,  privileges  and  iDenefits  of  membership,  and 
to  participate  in  the  Insurance  Department  to  the 
amount  of dollars,  immediately  on  the  is- 
suance of  this  certificate,  and  in  the  event  of  her  death 

shall  be  paid  to  ,  her 

whose  residence  is 

This  certificate  is  issued  on  the  condition  that  said 

shall  comply  with  all   the   laws,    rules 

and  regulations  of  the  order  while  a  member  of  the 
same;  otherwise  this  certificate  shall  be  cancelled  and 
become  null  and  void. 

In  witness  whereof,  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Ladles' 
Society  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Fireman  has 
caused  this  certificate  to  be  signed  by  its  Grand  Presi- 
dent and  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  the  seal 


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thereof  to  be  attached,  this day  of 

one  thousand 

[seal]  

Grand  President. 

Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 

We,  the  undersigned,  President  and  Secretary  of 
Lodge  No. ,  do  hereby  counter- 
sign and  attach  the  seal  of  this  lodge  hereunto,   this 

day  of ,  19... 

President. 

[seal] Secretary. 

Sec.  46. — An  applicant  who  cannot  successfully  pass 
the  required  medical  examination,  or  who,  on  account  of 
age  limit  is  not  eligible  for  admission  to  the  Insurance 
Department,  may  be  admitted  to  membership  and  shall 
be  entitled  to  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  menber- 
ship,  except  participation  in  the  said  Insurance  De- 
])artment.  Such  members  shall  be  liable  for  Grand 
Dues,  Quarterly  Dues  less  the  amount  of  assessments, 
and  all  special  assessments  which  may  be  levied  by  the 
Grand  Lodge  or  the  lodge  of  which  she  is  a  member, 
providing  that  such  special  assessments  are  not  for 
the  use  of  the  Insurance  Department.  Upon  receipt 
of  her  application,  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
shall,  after  the  same  has  been  duly  rejected  by  the 
Grand  Medical  Examiner,  issue  to  such  members  a 
non-insurance  certificate. 

All  applications  for  membership  shall  be  filed  on  the 
prescribed  form,  duly  certified  by  the  Medical  Exami- 
ner of  the  lodge  to  which  the  applicant  seeks  admission. 

Sec.  47 — Applkation.-How  Filed-Vpon  the  admission 
of  an  applicant,  the  Secretary  of  the  lodge  shall  prop- 
erly fill  in  date  of  admission,  as  well  as  to  see  that  all 
questions  are  fully  answered,  with  the  full  name  of  the 
applicant,  as  well  as  the  full  name  or  names  of  the 
beneficiary  or  beneficiaries  are  given,  and  shall  then 
forward  the  same  to  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer, who  shall  immediately  refer  the  application  to 


18  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

the  Grand  Medical  Examiner  for  approval  or  rejection 
as  an  insurance  member.  Upon  receipt  of  the  appli- 
cation from  the  Grand  Medical  Examiner,  the  Grand 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  enter  the  name  of  the 
applicant  upon  the  Grand  Register,  either  as  an  insur- 
ance member  or  otherwise,  as  the  report  of  the  Grand 
Medical  Examiner  shall  indicate. 

SEC.  48.  Insurance  Assessments— How  Levied.—  All  in- 
surance assessments  levied  by  the  Grand  Lodge  shall 
be  in  the  amount  of  sixty  cents  for  all  members  carry- 
ing a  certificate  of  $200,  and  one  dollar  and  twenty 
cents  for  all  members  carrying  a  certificate  of  $400. 
Said  assessments  shall  be  payable  quarterly.  Notice 
of  said  assessments  shall  be  filed  with  the  Treasurer 
of  the  local  lodge,  accompanied  by  the  prmted  remit- 
tance blanks,  supplied  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  Upon 
receipt  of  such  notice,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Treasurer  to  remit  to  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer, so  as  to  reach  her  on  or  before  the  tenth  day  of 
the  month  specified  in  said  notice,  the  amount  due 
from  all  members  admitted  during  the  first  and  second 
months  of  the  quarter  in  which  the  said  assessment  is 
levied.  Members  admitted  during  the  last  month  of 
the  quarter  shall  be  exempt  from  quarterly  dues  for  said 
quarter  and  will  not,  therefore,  be  liable  for  assess- 
ments levied  during  said  quarter. 

No  action  on  the  part  of  the  lodge  will  be  necessary 
to  authorize  the  Treasurer  to  remit  the  amount  due  on 
assessments  upon  receiving  notice  from  the  Gr«nd 
Secretary  and  Treasurer.  All  remittances  shall  be 
made  by  Post-office  or  express  money  order,  or  draft. . 
It  shall  be  unlawful  to  send  currency  or  postage 
stamps.  All  drafts  or  money  orders  shall  be  made 
payable,  "Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Ladies 
Society,  B.  of  L.  F."  Upon  receipt  of  such  remit- 
tance, the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  give 
proper  credit  to  the  members  on  the  grand  register 
and  return  to  the  Treasurer  a  receipt  for  the  amount 
of  remittances,  together  with  the  duplicate  statement 
sent  in  by  the  Treasurer. 


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Sec.  49.  Any  Subordinate  Lodge  failing  to  make 
returns  as  above  provided  shall  again  be  notified  by 
the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  the  second 
notice  shall  be  mailed  to  the  President  and  Secretary 
of  the  lodge,  and  should  said  returns  fail  to  be  made 
on  or  before  the  tenth  day  of  the  following  month,  all 
insurance  certificates  held  by  the  members  of  said 
lodge  shall  stand  suspended,  and  such  members  shall 
be  deprived  of  all  the  rights,  privileges  and  benefits 
of  membership  in  the  Insurance  Department  until  said 
returns  are  made. 

Sec.  50.  Subordinate  Lodges  shall  be  required  to 
remit  to  the  Grand  Lodge  for  each  insured  member 
whose  name  appears  upon  the  roll  of  membership  at 
the  time  an  assessment  is  levied,  provided  a  member 
is  not  expelled  and  so  reported  to  the  Grand  Secretary 
and  Treasurer  before  said  remittance  is  received. 

Sec.  51.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Secretary 
and  Treasurer  to  keep  a  separate  account  in  the  Grand 
Register  with  each  Subordinate  Lodge,  showing  a  full 
register  of  the  members  of  said  lodges,  in  alphabetical 
order;  also  of  their  insurance  certificates,  to  whom 
payable,  and  from  the  reports  of  Subordinate  Lodges 
shall  keep  a  complete  record  of  the  standing  of  each 
insured  member. 

Sec.  52.  Upon  the  death  of  an  insured  member  in 
good  staoding,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  of 
the  lodge  of  which  she  was  a  member  to  immediately 
make  a  statement  thereof,  under  seal  of  the  lodge,  and 
at  the  same  time,  there  shall  also  be  issued  a  certifi- 
cate of  death,  by  a  coroner  or  attending  physician, 
with  affidavit  attached.  The  Secretary  shall  also  se- 
cure and  forward  the  receipts  of  the  deceased  covering 
the  period  of  death.  These  receipts  shall  include  dues 
for  the  current  quarter,  and  in  case  the  original  re- 
cei])t  cannot  be  found,  the  Collector  shall  issue  dupli- 
cates of  the  same,  provided  that  each  receipt  shall 
bear  the  exact  date  upon  which  payment  was  made. 
The  Collector  shall  also  issue  a  statement,  under  seal 
of  the  lodge,   certifying  to  the  good  standing  of  the 


20  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

deceased  member  at  the  time  of  her  death.  The  Sec- 
retary shall  forward  these  statements  and  receipts, 
together  with  the  insurance  certificate  of  the  deceased, 
to  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  who  shall 
thereupon,  if  the  claim  be  valid,  adjust  the  same  in  its 
regular  order,  and  pay  lo  the  beneficiary  or  benefic- 
iaries named  in  the  insurance  certificate,  as  herein- 
after provided,  the  amount  which  will  be  then  due,  as 
may  be  provided  by  law.  Any  Secretary  or  Collector 
failing  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  section 
within  thirty  days,  without  good  and  sufficient  cause, 
shall  be  suspended  or  expelled,  as  the  lodge  may  deter- 
mine. 

Sec.  53.  All  receipts  issued  by  the  Collector  shall 
bear  the  exact  date  of  payment: 

Sec.  54.  Upon  receiving  official  notice  of  the  death 
of  a  member  in  good  standing,  the  Grand  Secretary 
and  Treasurer  shall  adjust  the  claim,  and  in  settle- 
ment thereof  shall  draw  an  order  on  the  insurance 
fund  for  the  amount  and  have  a  draft  issued  in  favor  of 
the  party  entitled  thereto,  which  she  shall  forward  to 
the  Treasurer  of  the  lodge  of  which  the  deceased  was 
a  member,  and  said  Treasurer  will  see  that  the  insur- 
ance certificate  is  properly  receipted  and  returned  to 
the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  within  thirty 
days  from  date  of  payment,  who  shall  cancel  and  file 
the  same. 

In  the  event  of  the  beneficiary  or  beneficiaries 
named  in  the  insurance  certificate  are  not  of  legal  age 
and  therefore  not  qualified  to  legally  receive  and  re- 
ceipt for  the  amount  due  on  the  certificate,  then  the 
necessary  legal  action  shall  be  taken  looking  to  the 
appointment  of  a  guardian,  or  guardians,  to  whom  the 
amount  due  can  be  paid  on  behalf  of  the  beneficiary  or 
beneficiaries. 

Sec.  55.  Any  member  desiring  to  make  a  new 
direction  as  to  the  payment  of  her  insurance  certificate, 
shall  authorize  such  change  in  writing  on  the  back  of 
the  certificate  in  the  form  prescribed,  attested  by  the 
Secretary,  with  the  seal  of  the  lodge  attached;  no  such 


GRAND  LODGE  CONSTITUTION  21 

change  or  transfer  will  be  valid  or  have  any  binding 
effect  until  reported  to  the  Grand  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  and  by  her  duly  recorded  upon  the  Grand 
Register.  All  subsequent  transfers  shall  be  made  in 
the  same  manner,  except  that  a  duplicate  insurance 
certificate  shall  be  issued  by  the  Grand  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  when  a  third  transfer  is  authorized;  provid- 
ed, that  the  old  certificate  has  been  returned  to  the 
Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  and  provided  further, 
that  no  duplicate  insurance  certificate  shall  be  issued 
unless  the  original  has  been  lost  or  destroyed,  or  pos- 
session thereof  cannot  be  secured.  In  which  event  a 
sworn  statement  to  that  effect  shall  be  filed  with  the 
Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Sec.  56. — Constitution^  How  Amended. — The  Consti- 
tution of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  Subordinate  Lodges 
may  be  altered,  amended  or  repealed  at  a  meeting  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  in  the  following  manner:  The  pro- 
posed change  shall  quote  in  full  the  section  to  be 
changed,  incorporating  the  alteration  or  amendment 
sought  to  be  made,  which  shall  be  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Constitution  and  By-Laws.  The  said 
Committee  shall  consider  the  matter,  and  if  approved 
shall  report  the  same  back  to  the  meeting  with  such 
recommendations  as  may  be  deemed  necessary.  If 
such  report  is  adopted  by  a  two-thirds  vote,  it  shall 
constitute  a  part  of  the  constitutional  law  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  to  take  effect  at  such  time  as  may  be  deter- 
mined by  the  meeting,  otherwise  it  shall  be  rejected 
and  so  declared. 


22  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

GRAND  LODGE  REGULATIONS. 


1.  The  Grand  President  shall  be  addressed  by  any 
member  rising  to  her  feet,  as  ''Worthy  Grand  Presi- 
dent." 

2.  Each  morning  session  of  the  meeting  shall  begin 
precisely  at  10  o'clock  and  adjoun  at  12:30;  and  each 
afternoon  session  shall  begin  precisely  at  2:30  o'clock 
and  adjourn  at  6.  Evening  sessfons  may  be  called  by 
a  majority  vote  in  the  afternoon  Session,  and  shall  be- 
gin precisely  at  8  o'clock.  The  Grand  President  shall 
take  the  chair  and  call  the  sessions  to  order  promptly 
at  the  hours  designated  in  this  rule. 

3.  Members  shall  be  admitted  to  the  meeting  upon 
giving  the  proper  pass,  and  shall  take  their  seats  with- 
out ceremony;  and  no  member  shall  retire  or  leave  her 
seat  except  by  permission  of  the  Vice  Grand  President. 

4.  No  person  except  officers  and  members  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  shall  be  admitted  to  the  body  of  the  floor 
occupied  by  the  delegates,  except  by  permission  of  the 
Grand  President. 

5.  The  roll  of  officers  and  delegates  shall  be  called 
at  each  morning  session. 

6.  Each  morning  session  of  an  annual  meeting  shall 
be  opened  with  prayer  by  the  Grand  Chaplain. 

7.  The  appointive  officers  of  an  annual  meeting 
shall  consist  of  a  Grand  Chaplain,  Grand  Warden, 
Grand  Inner  and  Outer  Guards,  and  Grand  Marshal, 
who  shall  be  appointed  at  the  opening  session  by  the 
Grand  President  and  perform  the  usual  duties  de- 
volving upon  such  officers.  * 

8.  The  Grand  President  shall  preserve  decorum 
and  decide  all  questions  of  order,  subject  to  an  appeal 
by  any  five  members,  upon  which  appeal  no  member 
shall  speak  more  than  once,  except  by  permission  of 
the  Grand  President. 

9.  The  Grand  President  may  put  all  questions  in  a 
sitting  position. 


GRAND  LODGE  REGULATIONS  23 

10.  All  questions  shall  be  stated  distinctly  in  the 
following  form,  viz;  "As  many  as  are  in  favor  (as  the 
case  may  be)  will  say  aye."  After  the  affirmative 
vote  has  been  expressed:  "Those  opposed  will  say  no." 
If  the  Grand  President  doubts  the  result  of  the  vote, 
or  if  a  division  be  called  for  by  two  members,  she  shall 
require  those  voting  in  the  affirmative  to  rise  and  be 
counted,  and  then  the  negatives,  upon  which  the 
Grand  President  shall  announce  the  result. 

11.  No  question  shall  be  stated  unless  regularly 
moved  and  seconded,  nor  be  open  for  consideration 
until  stated  by  the  Grand  President;  and  when  a  ques- 
tion is  before  the  meeting  no  motion  shall  be  in  order 
except:  1.  To  adjourn;  2.  To  lay  on  the  table;  3.  The 
previous  question;  4.  To  postpone;  5.  To  commit;  6. 
to  amend;  and  they  shall  have  precedence  in  the  order 
in  which  they  are  arranged,  and  the  first  three  shall 
be  decided  without  debate. 

12.  When  the  decision  of  the  chair  is  appealed  from, 
the  Grand  President  shall  state  the  question  as  follows: 
"Shall  the  decision  of  the  chair  be  sustained?"  If 
there  is  a  tie  vote,  the  decision  of  the  chair  is  sus- 
tained. 

13.  After  any  question  has  been  decided,  any  two 
members  who  voted  in  the  majority  may  at  any  time 
during  the  meeting  move  for  a  reconsideration  thereof, 
but  no  debate  shall  be  allowed  on  the  main  question 
unless  reconsidered. 

14.  All  principal  motions  and  amendments,  except 
motions  to  adjourn,  to  commit,  to  lay  on  the  table,  to 
postpone,  for  the  previous  question  and  others  of  simi- 
lar character,  shall  be  reduced  to  writing.  In  cases  of 
doubt  the  Grand  President  shall  determine  whether  a 
motion  shall  be  reduced  to  writing  or  not. 

15.  When  a  memjjer  calls  for  the  previous  question 
and  the  call  is  seconded,  the  Grand  President  shall 
immediately  put  the  question:  "Shall  the  main  ques- 
tion be  now  put?"  If  it  fails,  the  discussion  continues 
as  if  the  motion  had  not  been  made;  if  adopted,  all 


24  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

debate  shall  cease  and   the  main  question  shall  be  put 
by  the  chair  and  disposed  of  without  debate. 

16.  The  meeting  may,  by  a  majority  vote,  order  that 
the  vote  on  any  question  shall  be  taken  by  yeas  and 
nays,  and  if  so  ordered  said  vote  shall  be  entered  in 
full  on  the  proceedings. 

17.  All  motions  reduced  to  writing,  and  all  com- 
munications, petitions,  resolutions,  reports  of  officers 
and  committees,  and  all  other  documents,  shall  be  read 
from  the  desk  of  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  meeting. 

18.  No  member  shall  be  allowed  to  speak  more  than 
five  minutes  at  one  time,  nor  more  than  'twice  on  any 
one  subject  except  by  permission  of  the  Grand  Presi- 
dent or  the  meeting. 

19.  Every  member  who  shall  be  in  the  meeting  when 
a  question  is  put,  shall  vote  thereon,  unless  excused  by 
the  Grand  President  or  the  meeting. 

20.  When  a  member  rises  to  speak,  she  shall  confine 
herself  strictly  to  the  question  under  debate,  avoiding 
sarcasm  or  personality. 

21.  In  all  cases  of  ballot,  unless  otherwise  specially 
provided,  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast  shall  be  neces- 
sary to  a  choice.  ^ 

22.  When  two  or  more  members  rise  at  the  same 
time,  the  Grand  President  shall  decide  who  is  entitled 
to  the  floor. 

23.  A  motion  to  adjourn  shall  always  be  in  order  and 
decided  without  debate. 

24.  The  proceedings  shall  be  so  recorded  as  to  show 
by  what  member  any  motion,  resolution  or  other  docu- 
ment is  offered. 

25.  All  committees  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Grand 
President  and  Vice  Grand  President,  unless  otherwise 
ordered  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  meeting,  in  which 
case  they  shall  be  appointed  by  baflot. 

26.  All  questions  not  herein  provided  for,  shall  be 
decided  upon  the  principles  laid  down  in  Cushing's 
Manual  of  Parliamentary  Practice. 


GRAND  LODGE  REGULATIONS  25 

ORDER    OF  BUSINESS. 

1.  Call  to  drder  by  Grand  President. 

2.  Appointment  of  Officers. 

3.  Examination  of  Credentials  and  Pass- Words. 

4.  Roll  Call  of  Officers  and  Delegates. 

5.  Prayer  by  Chaplain. 

6.  Appointments  of  Committees. 

7.  Communications. 

8.  Resolutions  and  Motions. 

9.  Reports  of  Officers  and  Boards. 

10.  Reports  of  Committees  as  follows: 

a.  Reception  and  Invitation. 

b.  Ways  and  Means. 

c.  Constitution  and  By-Laws. 

d.  Ritual  and  Secret  Work. 
,   e.  Resolutions. 

/.     Salaries. 
a.     Appeals. 
fi.     Insurance  Claims. 
IL  Election  of  Officers  and  Boards. 

12.  Installation  of  Officers  and  Boards. 

13.  Selection  of  City  for  Ensuing  Convention. 

14.  Unfinished  Business. 

15.  Miscellaneous, 

16.  New  Business. 

17.  Bills  for  Allowance. 

19.  Exemplification  of  Secret  Work. 

20.  Closing". 


26  ladies'  society  b.  of  l.  f. 

Ladies'  Society  of  the  B.  of  L.  F. 

SUBORDINATE  LODGE  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS. 

Sec.  57.  This  lodge  shall  consist  of  at  least    five 

members  and  shall  be  known  as Lodge,  No. 

of  the  Ladies'  Society  of  the  Brotherhood  of 

Locomotive  Firemen. 

Sec.  58.  Five  members  in  good  standing  shall  be 
necessary  to  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of 
lodge  business. 

Sec.  59.  The  regular  meeting  of  this  lodge  shall  be 
held  at  such  time  and  place  as  it  may  appoint,  provided 
at  least  one  meeting  is  held  each  month. 

Sec.  60.  The  time  and  place  of  meeting  shall  not  be 
changed,  unless  so  ordered  by  the  lodge.  * 

Sec.  61.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  by  the 
President,  or  on  the  request  of  three  members  in  good 
standing.  Notice  of  said  meeting  shall  be  given  in 
writing  the  nature  of  the  business  to  be  transacted 
at  said  meeting. 

Sec.  62.  The  ofi&cers  of  a  lodge  shall  consist  of  a 
President,  Vice  President,  Past  President,  Secretary, 
Treasurer,  Collector,  Chaplain,  Warden,  Conductor 
and  Inner  and  Outer  Guards. 

Sec.  63.  The  Standing  Boards  of  a  lodge  shall  con- 
sist of  a  Board  of  Trustees  and  a  Board  of  Relief  of 
three  members  each,  who  shall   be  annually  elected. 

Sec.  64.  The  elective  officers  shall  consist  of  a  Pres- 
ident, Vice  President,  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
Collector  aud  Board  of  Trustees,  Delegate  and  Alter- 
nate Delegate  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  Medical 
Examiner. 

Sec.  65.  The  appointive  officers  shall  consist  of  a 
Chaplain,  Warden,  Conductor,  and  Inner  and  Outer 
Guards,  who  shall  be  annually  appointed  and  installed. 

Sec.  66  The  Board  of  Relief  shall  consist  of  the 
President,  Vice  President  and  Past  President,  of 
which  the  President  shall  be.  chairman. 


^CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  27 

Sec.  67.  The  retiring-  President  shall  take  the 
chair  of  Past  President  except  at  the  institution  of  a 
lodge,  when  the  Past  President  shall  be  elected.  She 
shall  serve  as  such  while  a  member  of  the  lodge  until 
regularly  succeeded,  and  she  shall  always  be  Past 
President  according  to  the  regular  order  of  succession. 

Sec.  68.  Nominations  for  all  elective  officers  and 
boards  shall  be  made  at  the  last  regular  meeting  pre- 
ceding election;  a  member  who  is  duly  qualified  may 
be  nominated  though  she  be  absent  from  the  meeting. 
AH  nominations  shall  be  seconded  and  properly  re- 
corded upon  the  minutes  of  the  lodge  and  nominations 
shall  not  be  closed  except  by  a  motion  moved  and 
seconded  and  adopted  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  lodge. 

Sec.  69.  No  nominations  shall  be  made  at  the 
meeting  at  which  an  election  is  held  unless  two-thirds 
of  the  members  present  agree  thereto. 

Sec.  70.  The  election  of  officers  and  boards  shall  be 
held  at  the  last  regular  meeting  in  June. 

Sec.  71.  The  appointive  officers  shall  be  appointed 
by  the  President-elect  previous  to  the  installation. 
She  shall  notify  said  persons  of  their  appointment  and 
report  the  same  to  the  lodge  in  writing  at  the  first 
regular  meeting  in  July;  all  appointments  thus  made 
shall  be  subject  to  the  confirmation  of  the  lodge. 

Sec.  72.  The  offices  of  Collector  and  Treasurer 
shall  not  be  held  by  one  and  the  same  member,  nor 
shall  members  holding  said  offices  be  eligible  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 

Sec.  73.  All  elections  shall  be  held  in  their  regular 
order  under  the  head  of  "Election  of  Officers  and 
Boards."  When  that  order  is  reached  and  an  election 
is  held  for  an  officer,  or  officers,  the  President  shall 
appoint  two  disinterested  members  to  act  as  tellers; 
she  shall  declare  the  election  in  order  for  the  respec- 
tive officers,  beginning  with  the  President,  and  the 
Secretary  shall  announce  the  names  of  the  candidates 
aa  each  office  is  called;  the  teller  shall  distribute  blank 
tickets  upon  which  each  member  shall  write  the  name 


28  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

of  her  choice.  The  tellers  shall  then  collect  the  bal- 
lots and  proceed  to  the  desk  of  the  Secretary,  where 
one  of  the  tellers  shall  announce  the  names  upon  each 
ballot,  separately,  then  pass  it  to  the  other  for  examin- 
ation, the  secretary  keeping  tally  of  the  vote.  When 
all  votes  have  been  counted,  the  Secretary  shall  report 
to  the  lodge  the  number  of  ballots  received  by  each 
candidate,  and  the  President  shall  announce  the  result 
of  the  ballot.  Should  it  appear  that  there  are  more 
votes  cast  than  there  are  If^gral  voters  present,  the 
President  shall  declare  the  ballot  void  and  direct 
another  to  be  taken  immediately. 

Sec.  74.  In  case  there  are  two  or  more  candidates 
for  the  same  office,  neither  of  whom  has  received  a 
majority  of  all  the  legal  votes  cast,  the  candidate  who 
received  the  lowest  number  of  votes  shall  be  dropped 
and  another  ballot  shall  be  taken,  continuing  in  a  like 
manner  until  an  election  is  had. 

Sec.  75.  If  there  be  but  one  candidate  for  an  office, 
she  may  be  declared  elected  by  acclamation,  by  order 
of  the  lodge,  and  the  President  shall  direct  the  Secre- 
tary to  cast  the  ballot  for  the  lodge. 

INSTALLATION. 

Sec.  76.  Officers  of  a  lodge,  who  have  been  duly 
elected  or  appointed,  according  to  the  requirements  of 
the  Constitution  and  By-Laws,  shall  be  installed  at  the 
first  regular  meeting  in  Julyof-each  year,  except  when 
a  vacancy  is  filled  or  a  lodge  instituted,  in  which  case 
the  installation  shall  take  place  immediately  after  the 
election  or  institution,  and  any  officer  who  has  been 
duly  elected  and*  notified  thereof,  failing  to  present 
herself  for  installation  (unless  prevented  by  sickness 
or  absence  from  the  city,  or  other  unavoidable  cause), 
the  office  to  which  she  has  been  elected  will  be  de- 
clared vacant  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  lodge,  and 
another  election  ordered  forthwith  to  fill  the  vacancy. 
An  officer-elect  who  may  be  absent  for  good  and  suffi- 
cient cause  may  be  installed  at  any  succeeding  regular 
meeting,  but  until  she  is  so  installed,    the  incumbent 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  29 

of  the  office  shall  hold  said  office  and  discharge  its 
duties. 

DUTIES  OF  OFFICERS. 

Sec.  77.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to 
preside -at  all  meetings  of  the  lodge,  preserve  order 
and  enforce  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws,  sign  all 
final  withdrawal  and  transfer  cards,  warrants  on  the 
Treasurer  for  money  ordered  paid  by  the  lodge,  and 
all  other  documents  that  require  to  be  properly  authen- 
ticated. She  shall  decide  all  questions  of  order  when 
necessary.  She  shall  not  be  entitled  to  vote  except  at 
the  election  of  officers,  or  when  balloting  for  a  candi- 
date, and  when  the  members  are  equally  divided  on 
any  question,  she  shall  have  the  deciding  vote.  She 
shall  require  all  officers  to  make  their  report  to  the 
lodge  in  conformity  with  the  laws  of  the  order,  and 
also  read,  or  cause  to  be  read,  once  each  quarter,  the 
Constitution  and  By-Laws.  She  shall  open  and  close 
the  lodge  in  due  form,  and  shall  perform  such  other 
duties  as  are  required  by  the  laws  and  rules  of  the 
order. 

Sec.  78.  The  Vice  President  shall  assist  the  Presi- 
dent in  preserving  order,  and  aid  in  conducting  the 
ceremony.  In  the  absence  of  the  President,  she  shall 
preside  over  the  lodge.  She  shall  appoint  a  minority 
of  all  committees  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  per- 
tain to  the  office.  In  case  of  death,  resignation  or  re- 
moval of  the  President,  she  shall  perform  the  duties 
of  that  office  until  a  successor  is  elected  and  qualified. 

Sec.  79.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to 
keep  a  correct  record  of  all  the  proceedings  of  the 
lodge,  which  shall  be  recorded  in  a  book  kept  for  that 
purpose;  at  each  regular  meeting  she  shall  read  a  re- 
port of  the  proceedings  of  the  previous  meeting,  unless 
otherwise  ordered  by  the  lodge;  if  said  report  be  ap- 
proved, she  shall  attach  her  official  signature  thereto 
with  date  of  approval.  She  shall  notify  officers  of 
their  election,  and  applicants  for  membership  of  their 
election  or  rejection,  returning  the  application  fee  of 


30  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

a  rejected  applicant  with  such  notice;  she  shall  issue 
and  si^n  all  final  withdrawal  and  transfer  cards,  and 
all  orders  for  money  drawn  on  the  Treasurer,  when 
allowed  by  the  lodg-e.  She  shall  conduct  the  corres- 
pondence of  the  lodffe,  and  at  the  c^ose  of  each  meet- 
ing promptly  report  all  elections,  admissions,  expul- 
sions, final,  withdrawal  and  transfer  cards,  with  date 
of  same,  and  in  case  of  transfer  cards,  the  name  and 
number  of  the  lodgre  to  which  the  member  has  trans- 
ferred, to  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  have 
charge  of  the  records  of  the  lod^e,  and  ])erform  such 
other  duties  as  required  by  the  laws  of  the  order  so  far 
as  they  pertain  to  her  office. 

Sec.  80.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Collector  to  keep 
a  full  and  correct  account  between  the  lodge  and  each 
individual  member.  Receive  all  money  due  the  lodge 
from  whatever  source,  paying  the  same  to  the  Treas- 
urer on  or  before  the  third  day  of  each  month,  taking 
her  receipt  therefor.  She  shall  issue  to  the  lodge  a 
quarterly  report  of  all  moneys  received  by  her,  amounts 
paid  to  the  Treasurer,  together  with  a  list  of  members 
who  have  failed  to  pay  their  grand  or  quarterly  dues, 
as  provided  by  law,  (and  shall  also  report  the  same  to 
the  Secretary,)  which  report,  when  properly  endorsed 
by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  shall  be  read  at  the  first 
regular  meeting  of  the  lodge  in  the  quarter.  All  re- 
ceipts issued  by  the  Collector  shall  bear  the  exact 
date  of  payment  and  the  seal  of  the  lodge,  and  in  no 
case  shall  a  receipt  be  dated  previous  to  the  date  of 
payment.  She  shall  perform  all  duties  required  of 
her,  and  at  the  close  of  her  term  she  shall  surrender 
all  books,  papers,  accounts  and  money  on  hand  to  her 
successor,  when  duly  elected  and  qualified. 

Sec.  81.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Treasurer  to 
receive  from  the  Collector  all  money  collected  for  the 
lodge,  giving  her  receipt  therefor;  pay  all  orders  for 
money  drawn  on  her  by  the  President  and  Secretary, 
and  forward  the  Grand  Dues  of  all  members  to  the 
Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  as  well  as  Insurance 
Assessments  for  all  insured  members.     She  shall  keep 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  31 

a  true  and  correct  account  of  all  moneys  received  and 
paid  out  by  her,  in  records  to  be  provided  for  that  pur- 
pose. At  the  first  regrular  meeting  in  each  quarter, 
she  shall  make  a  report  to  the  lodgre  of  all  moneys  re- 
ceived and  paid  out  by  her  during  the  preceding:  quar- 
ter, also  the  balance  on  hand,  which  report  shall  be 
approved  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  At  the  close  of 
her  term  she  shall  make  an  annual  report  to  the  lodge 
in  the  prescribed  form,  of  all  moneys  received  and 
paid  out  during-  the  year,  and  balance  on  hand.  She 
shall  surrender  all  books,  records,  accounts,  papers 
and  money  on  hand  to  her  successor,  when  duly  elected 
and  qualified. 

Sec.  82.  The  Chaplain,  Warden,  Conductor  and 
Inner  and  Outer  Guards  shall  attend  meetings  of  the 
lodge  as  regularly  as  possible.  (The  duty  of  the  outer 
guard  shall  be  to  remain  in  the  ante-room  during  the 
opening  of  the  lodge,  and  allow  no  one  to  enter  during 
the  opening  ceremonies.  Her  station  shall  be  at  the 
door.)  They  shall  assist  in  conducting  the  ceremony, 
and  perform  such  oth'er  duties  as  are  required  by  the 
Ritual  of  the  order. 

Sec.  83.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees to  supervise  the  funds  of  the  lodge;  they  shall 
quarterly,  previously  to  the  first  regular  meeting,  ex- 
amine the  books,  accounts  and  money  on  hand  of  tne 
Treasurer  and  Collector,  and  approve  their  report  if 
found  correct,  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  per- 
tain to  their  office. 

Sec.  84.  It  shall  be  theduty  of  a  delegate  to  attend 
the  meetings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  faithfully  rep- 
resent the  interests  of  her  lodge.  Upon  her  election, 
the  Secretary  shall  send  her  name  at  once  to  the  Grand 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  who  .will  issue  to  her  a  cre- 
dential in  the  prescribed  form.  This  credential  will 
entitle  the  delegate  to  a  seat  in  the  meetings  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  provided,  the  lodge  she  represents  has 
complied  with  all  the  laws,  rules  and  regulations  of  the 
order.  She  shall  strive  to  further  the  interests  of  the 
society,  and  at  the  close  of  the  meeting  she  shall  report 


32  '         LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

to  her  lodge  in  writing  the  transactions  of  the  Grand 
Lodge.  She  shall  receive  such  remuneration  for  her 
services  as  the  lodge  may  direct.  There  shall  also  be 
elected  an  alternate  delegate  at  the  same  time  to 
represent  the  lodge,  provided  the  regular  delegate 
cannot  attend. 

Sec.  85.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Relief 
to  visit  all  sick  and  distressed  members  and  report  at 
each  regular  meeting  all  sickness  and  applications  for 
relief,  with  recommendations  concerning  the  same. 
Upon  the  death  of  a  member,  they  shall  render  such 
pecuniary  assistance  as  may  be  needed  to  relieve  said 
member,  and  shall  submit  at  each  regular  meeting  an 
itemized  statement  of  all  expenditures  made  by  them. 

Sec.  86.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  member  to 
visit  all  sick  members  and  see  that  they  receive  proper 
attention. 

REMOVALS  OR  VACANCIES. 

Sec.  87.  If  any  elective  officer  shall  absent  herself 
from  two  or  more  successive  regular  meetings  without 
good  cause,  or  shall  be  guilty  of  inattention  to  duty,  or 
conduct  unbecoming  an  officer,  her.  seat  may  be  de- 
clared vacant  at  a  regular  meeting  by  a  two-thirds 
vote  of  the  lodge.  An  elective  officer  shall,  however, 
be  given  a  fair  and  impartial  hearing  before  she  shall 
be  deposed  from  office,  as  is  provided  in  the  following 
section. 

Sec.  88.  An  officer  against  whom  charges  have 
been  preferred,  shall  have  a  fair  and  impartial  trial, 
and  unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  lodge,  she  shall 
hold  office  until  such  charges  shall  be  determined. 

Sec.  89.  If  any  appointive  officer  shall  fail,  without 
good  cause,  to  attend  lodge  meetings,  or  if  any  such 
officer  shall  neglect  her  official  duties,  the  President 
may  declare  her  office  vacant  at  a  regular  meeting  of 
the  lodge. 

Sec.  90.  All  vacancies  occurring  by  reason  of  with- 
drawal, removal,  resignation  or  death,  shall  be  filled 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  33 

as  provided  for  in  the  nomination  and  election  of  offi- 
cers, butin  all  cases  of  vacancies  in  office,  nomina- 
tion and  installation  may  take  place  in  the  same 
meeting. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Sec.  91.  An  applicant  for  membership  shall  be  of 
good  moral  character,  and  not  less  than  sixteen  years 
of  age.  Mothers,  wives,  sisters  and  daughters  of  B.  of 
L.  F.  members  are  eligible  for  membership;  also 
widows  of  deceased  members  who  died  in  good  stand- 
ing. 

Sec.  92.  An  applicant  for  membership  shall  join 
the  lodge  nearest  her  home. 

Sec.  93.  All  applications  for  membership  shall  be 
made  in  writing  signed  by  the  applicant,  stating  her 
age  and  residence.  The  applicant  shall  be  recom- 
mended by  a  member  of  the  lodge  in  good  standing. 
Each  application  shall  be  accompanied  with  the  appli- 
cation fee  of  fifty  cents,  which  shall  be  applied  as  semi- 
annual Grand  Dues.  Such  application  shall  be  read  at 
a  regular  meeting  of  the  lodge,  entered  in  the  minutes 
and  an  investigation  committee  of  three  appointed, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  carefully  investigate  if  said 
applicant  ever  belonged  to  the  Order  before,  and  if  she 
did,  for  what  reason  she  was  not  now  a  member,  and 
also  ascertain  if  the  brother  is  in  good  standing  in  his 
lodge,  and  report  at  the  next  regular  meeting,  when 
the  said  applicant  will  be  balloted  for;  should  not  more 
than  two  black  balls  appear,  the  applicant  shall  be 
declared  elected.  If  three  or  more  black  balls  appear 
she  shall  be  rejected. 

Sec.  94.  A  reconsideration  of  an  unfavorable  ballot 
can  only  be  had  at  the  meeting  at  which  an  applicant 
is  rejected,  and  then  only  by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the 
lodge.  In  such  case  the  ballot  shall  again  be  spread, 
and  if  not  more  than  two  black  balls  appear,  the  can- 
<lidate  shall  be  el«  cted.  But  if  three  or  more  black 
l)all8  appear,  she  shall  be  rejected,  and  in  no  case  shall 


34  LADIES*  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

more  than  one  reconsideration  be  had  upon  the  same 
application. 

Sec.  95.  When  an  applicant  has  been  rejected  her 
application  fee  shall  be  returned  to  her,  and  she  shall 
not  be  proposed  again  for  three  months. 

Sec.  96.  An  applicant  failing  to  present  herself  for 
admission  within  six1:y  days  after  her  medical  examin- 
ation, shall  forfeit  her  application  fee;  provided,  that 
in  case  of  sickness  or  other  unavoidable  occurrance, 
the  lodge  may,  by  two-thirds  vote,  grant  an  extension 
of  time,  but  not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  except  by  per- 
mission of  the  Grand  President. 

DUES  AND  FEES. 

Sec.  97.  The  initiation  fee  of  an  applicant  for  mem- 
bership shall  be  such  an  amount  as  may  be  determined 
by  the  lodge,  provided  it  shall  in  no  case  be  less  than 
fifty  cents.  The  same  to  be  collected  by  the  Collector, 
and  by  her  turned  over  with  the  name  to  the  Treas- 
urer. 

Sec.  98.  The  quarterly  dues  of  a  member  shall  be 
paid  quarterly  in  advance,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of 
July,  October,  January  and  April.  The  amount  of 
said  dues  shall  be  such  an  amount  as  may  be  deter- 
mined by  the  lodge,  provided,  in  no  case  shall  it  be 
less  than  one  dollar  and  five  cents  for  a  member  hold- 
ing an  insurance  certificate  of  $200,  and  one  dollar  and 
sixty-five  cents  for  a  member  holding  a  $400  insurance 
certificate.  Members  admitted  in  the  last  month  of 
the  quarter  will  be  exempt  from  quarterly  dues  for 
current  quarter. 

Sec.  99.  The  Grand  Dues  of  each  member  shall  be 
one  dollar  per  year,  payable  as  hereinafter  provided. 
Members  admitted  on  and  after  December  1st,  will  not 
be  liable  for  Grand  Dues  for  six  months  ending  De- 
cember 31st,  and  members  admitted  on  and  after  June 
1st,  will  not  be  liable  for  Grand  Dues  for  the  quarter 
ending  June  30th,  but  the  Grand  Dues  collected  as  ap- 
plication fee  shall  be  applied  for  the  six  months  be- 
ginning January  1st  and  July  1st,    respectively.     The 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  35 

amount  thus  collected  by  the  Collector,  shall  be  turned 
over  to  the  Treasurer,  and  by  her  forwarded  to  the 
Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer  with  the  regular  Grand 
Dues  returns  for  the  months  of  January  and  July,  re- 
spectively. 

Sec.  loO.  On  the  1st  day  of  June  and  1st  day  of  De- 
cember, of  each  year,  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer shall  issue  to  Subordinate  Lodges  a  notice  of 
Grand  Dues,  which  shall  be  payable  by  members  to 
their  Collectors  on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  July  and 
the  1st  day  of  January,  and  the  Collector  shall  turn  the 
amount  thus  collected  over  to  the  Treasurer,  who  shall 
forward  the  same  so  as  to  reach  the  Grand  Secretary 
and  Treasurer  on  or  before  the  10th  day  of  July,  and 
10th  day  of  January.  Any  lodge  failing  to  have  its 
Grand  Dues  paid  to  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
by  the  10th  day  of  July  and  10th  day  of  January,  shall 
be  notified  by  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of 
its  delinquency.  Failing  to  make  returns  within  ten 
days  thereafter,  the  charter  of  said  lodge  shall  be  sus- 
pended for  the  space  of  ninety  (90)  days.  Notice  of 
suspension  to  be  forwarded  to  the  President  of  said 
lodge.  Any  lodge  failing  to  make  payment  of  its 
Grand  Dues  within  thirty  (30)  days  after  the  expiration 
of  the  ninety  (90)  days,  which  suspension  takes  effect, 
the  charter  of  said  lodge  may  be  revoked. 

Sec.  101.  Any  member  failing  or  refusing  to  pay 
her  dues  for  the  space  of  thirty  days,  shall  stand  sus- 
pended and  shall  not  be  entitled  to  the  pass,  nor  a  seat 
in  the  lodge  room  until  said  dues  are  paid.  Collector 
to  notify  said  member  of  her  suspension,  and  if  not 
paid  within  thirty  (30)  days  from  date  of  suspension, 
the  Collector  shall  report  her  name  in  open  meeting, 
the  President  declare  her  expelled,  and  the  Secretary 
to  report  the  expulsion  to  the  Grand  Secretary  and 
Treasurer. 

EXPULSIONS. 

Sec.  102.  A  person  having  been  expelled,  desiring  to 
become  a  member  of  the  order,  shall  be  subject  to  all 


36  LADIES*  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F.    * 

the  laws,  rules  and  requirements  of  the  order  and  shall 
be  admitted  as  in  Section  — . 

Sec.  103.  A  person  having  been  twice  expelled  shall 
be  forever  excluded  from  the  order.  Any  member 
expelled  for  non-payment  of  dues  shall  not  be  admitted 
as  a  new  member  until  she  has  paid  up  to  the  lodge 
from  which  she  was  expelled. 

PUNISHMENT  OF  SUBORDINATE  LODGES. 

Sec.  104. — Charters  of  Subordinate  Lodges;  How  Be- 
voked. — Any  lodge  may  be  suspended,  or  its  charter 
may  be  revoked,  for  improper  conduct,  or  violating 
any  of  the  laws,  regulations  or  principles  of  the  order; 
provided,  that  no  charter  shall  be  suspended  or  re- 
voked, except  for  nonpayment,  until  the  lodge  has 
been  duly  notified  of  its  offense,  and  given  an  oppor- 
tunity to  answer  the  charges  made  against  it. 

Sec.  105.  A  member  considering  an  injustice  has 
been  done  her  by  a  decision  of  the  lodge,  may,  within 
thirty  days  thereafter,  appeal  to  the  Grand  President, 
stating  her  reason  for  so  doing.  Such  appeal  shall  be 
filed  with  the  Secretary  of  the  lodge  of  which  she  is  a 
member,  and  by  the  Secretary  submitted  to  the  next 
regular  meeting  of  the  lodge  and  entered  upon  the 
minutes.  The  Secretary  shall,  within  thirty  days 
thereafter,  forward  a  copy  of  the  appeal,  together  with 
the  testimony,  proceedings  and  reports,  to  the  Grand 
President,  properly  certified  under  seal  of  lodge.  The 
Grand  President  shall  review  the  evidence  taken  at 
the  time  of  the  trial,  not  permitting  of  the  introduc- 
tion of  any  evidence  not  passed  upon  by  the  trial  com- 
mittee, and  render  a  decision.  Said  decision  shall  be 
final  unless  reversed  at  the  next  biennial  meeting  of 
the  Grand  Lodge. 

WITHDRAWAL  AND  TRANSFER  CARDS. 

Sec.  106.  A  member  wishing  to  join  another  lodge, 
shall  be  entitled  to  a  transfer  card,  providing  she  is  in 
good  standing  for  the  quarter  in  which  the  card  is 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  37 

granted.  All  applications  for  transfer  cards  shall 
be  made  through  the  Secretary  of  the  lodge  to  which 
the  member  wishes  to  transfer,  or  by  the  Acting  Sec- 
retary in  the  event  of  a  new  lodge  is  to  be  organized 
to  which  the  member  wishes  to  transfer,  as  is  provided 
in  the  laws  governing  "Organization  of  Lodges."  If 
for  any  cause  the  said  card  is  not  deposited,  then  it 
shall  be  returned  to  the  lodge  granting  the  same, 
when  it  shall  be  re-deposited.  The  member  continu- 
ing her  membership  as  heretofore  prior  to  the  issuing 
of  the  card.  In  the  event  of  a  lodge  refusing  to 
accept  a  transfer  card  of  a  member,  the  Secretary 
shall  return  said  card  to  the  Secretary  of  the  lodge 
from  which  it  was  granted,  and  shall  notify  said  mem- 
ber of  its  return  so  that  she  may  pay  her  dues  to  the 
Collector  of  the  lodge  from  which  she  wished  to  be 
transferred. 

Sec.  107.  All  applications  for  transfer,  or  final  with- 
drawal cards,  shall  be  made  in  writing  to  the  Secretary 
of  the  lodge  of  which  the  applicant  is  a  member,  and 
shall  be  presented  to  the  lodge  at  the  next  regular 
meeting,  and  if  the  applicant  is  in  good  standing,  the 
card  shall  be  granted  forthwith.  Provided,  if  a  trans- 
fer card  is  granted,  said  card  shall  be  forwarded  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  lodge  making  the  application. 

Sec.  108.  No  member  under  charges  shall  be  entitled 
to  a  final,  withdrawal  or  transfer  card. 

Sec.  109.  A  member  admitted  by  deposit  of  a  trans- 
fer card,  shall  begin  the  payment  of  lodge  dues  at  the 
expiration  of  the  time  to  which  they  were  paid  in  the 
lodge  from  which  she  withdraws. 

Sec.  110.  A  member  desiring  a  final  withdrawal 
card  shall  make  application  to  the  lodge  in  writing, 
and  said  card  shall  be  granted  by  a  majority  vote  of 
the  lodge,  provided  the  applicant  is  in  good  standing. 

Sec.  111.  A  person  having;-  taken  a  final  withdrawal 
card,  desiring  to  again  beeome  a  member  of  the  Order, 
shall  be  subject  to  all  the  laws,  rules  and  require- 
ments of  the  Order,  and  shall  be  admitted  in  all  things 
as  a  new  member. 


38  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

Sec.  112.  All  final  withdrawal  and  transfer  cards 
shall  be  issued  by  the  Secretary,  and  signed  by  her  in 
conjunction  with  the  President.  All  cards  received 
by  a  lodge  shall  be  balloted  on  same  as  a  new  member. 

CHARGES  AND  TRIALS 

Sec.  113.  Every  member  shall  be  entitled  to  a  fair 
and  impartial  trial  for  any  offense  except  non-payment 
of  dues.  No  member  shall  be  placed  upon  trial  unless 
charges  duly  specifying  the  offense  have  been  sub- 
mitted to  the  lodge  by  a  member  of  the  order  in  good 
standing,  and  such  charges  shall  be  entered  in  full  on 
the  minutes  and  the  Secretary  shall  forward  a  copy 
thereof  to  the  last  known  residence  of  the  accused,  so 
as  to  enable  her  to  prepare  for  her  defense. 

Sec.  114.  When  charges  have  been  preferred,  as 
provided  in  the  foregoing  section,  they  shall  be  re- 
ferred to  a  committee  of  three  members  in  good  stand- 
ing for  investigation. 

Sec.  115.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  committee  to 
whom  charges  have  been  referred,  to  decide  upon  the 
time  and  place  of  trial,  of  w^hich  they  shall  give  writ- 
ten notice  to  the  accuser  and  accused,  said  notice 
shall  be  directed  to  the  last  koown  residence  of  the 
parties,  which  shall  be  deemed  legal  and  sufficient 
service  thereof.  If  the  accused  is  unable  to  be  pres- 
ent, she  may  select  any  member  in  good  standing  to 
represent  her  as  counsel.  The  committee  shall  be 
authorized  to  summon  all  witnesses,  but  one  of  whom 
shall  be  admitted  at  a  time  to  present  her  testimony. 
The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  correct  record  of  all  pro- 
ceedings, reduce  the  testimony  to  writing  and  have  it 
signed  by  the  witnesses  in  the  order  in  which  it  was 
received.  After  all  the  testimony  is  received,  the 
committee  shall  agree  upon  a  verdict,  which  shall  be 
reduced  to  writing  and  reported  at  the  next  regular 
meeting  of  the  lodge,  together  with  a  record  of  the 
proceedings  and  the  testimony  received ;  the  report  of 
the  committee  shall  be  read,  and  if  approved  by  a  ma- 
jority of  the  members  present,  it  shall  be  the  judg- 
ment of  the    lodge    and   shall  be   so   declared  by  the 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  39 

President  and  entered  in  full  on  the  minutes;  pro- 
vided, that  if  the  accused  is  found  guilty  of  an  offense 
for  which  there  is  a  specific  penalty,  the  President 
shall  enforce  it  upon  the  approval  of  the  report  of  the 
committee;  if  the  report  of  the  committee  is  not  ap- 
proved, a  new  committee  shall  be  appointed,  who  shall 
proceed  in  the  same  manner  as  the  first. 

Sec.  lit).  A  member  failing  to  appear  for  trial,  or 
appoint  counsel  to  represent  her,  shall  be  rep>orted 
guilty  by  default  of  the  offense  of  which  she  is 
charged. 

Sec.  117.  During  the  report  of  the  committee  and 
ballot  of  the  lodge,  the  accused  shall  withdraw  from 
the  lodge  room.  When  the  verdict  is  announced  from 
the  chair,  it  shall  be  entered  upon  the  minutes  and  the 
Secretary  shall  forward  a  copy  thereof  to  the  accused. 

A  member  considering  an  injustice  has  been  done 
her  by  a  decision  of  the  lodge,  may,  within  thirty  days 
thereafter,  appeal  to  the  Grand  President,  stating  her 
reason  for  so  doing.  Such  appeal  shall  be  filed  with 
the  Secretary  of  the  lodge  of  which  she  is  a  member, 
and  by  the  Secretary  submitted  to  the  next  regular 
meeting  of  the  lodge  and  entered  upon  the  minutes. 
The  Secretary  shall,  within  thirty  days  thereafter, 
forward  a  copy  of  the  appeal,  together  with  the  testi- 
mony, proceedings  and  reports,  to  the  Grand  Presi- 
dent, properly  certified  under  seal  of  lodge. 

BENEFITS. 

Sec.  118.  Each  lodge  may  pay  weekly  benefits  to 
sick  members,  provided  suitable  By-Laws  making  such 
provisions  have  been  adopted. 

Sec.  119.  When  a  member,  through  sickness,  or 
other  cause,  is  unable  to  pay  her  dues,  she  shall  notify 
the  Secretary  of  her  lodge,  and  when  such  fact  is  cer- 
tified by  the  Board  of  Relief,  the  lodge  may  authorize 
the  Treasurer  to  forward  said  member  a  receipt  for 
the  same,  as  well  as  to  forward  the  necessary  insur- 
ance assessments  to  the  Grand  Tjodge. 


40  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  P. 

MISCELLANEOUS  LAWS. 

Sec.  120.  No  member  shall  be  allowed  to  vote  by 
proxy  in  an  election  of  officers  or  upon  any  question 
whatever  in  a  Subordinate  Lodg-e. 

Sec.  121.  Any  members  making-  use  of  any  improper 
means  to  obtain  relief  or  benefits,  or  who  shall  make 
false  statements,  or  in  any  manner  practice  fraud  or 
imposition  upon  the  lodge,  shall,  upon  proof  thereof, 
be  expelled. 

Sec.  122.  There  shall  be  only  one  lodge  to  each 
Brotherhood  Lodge;  and  no  lodge  of  this  order  shall 
be  named  after  any  living  person.  A  person  wishing 
to  become  a  member  of  this  order  must  apply  for  mem- 
bership in  the  lodge  nearest  her  home. 

Sec.  123.  The  funds  of  the  lodge  shall  not  be  used 
for  any  purpose,  unless  sickness,  without  the  vote 
of  two- thirds  of  the  members  in  good  standing.  This 
section  shall  not  be  construed  to  prevent  a  lodge  from 
paying  the  routine  and  regular  expenses  incurred  in 
the  maintenance  of  the  lodge  and  in  accordance  with 
the  aims  and  purposes  of  the  Society. 

Sec.  124.  A  member  under  suspension  shall  forfeit 
all  rights  and  privileges  of  membership,  including  the 
right  to  withdrawal  and  transfer  cards,  pass  word  and 
seat  in  the  lodge  room,  until  she  has  been  regularly 
reinstated. 

Sec.  125.  Any  lodge  wishing  to  bond  its  collector 
and  treasurer  may  do  so. 

Sec.  126.  All  things  pertaining  to  this  order,  its  un- 
written work,  and  all  business  transacted  in  a  lodge 
room,  shall  be  kept  secret,  and  any  member  who  shall 
reveal  the  secrets  of  this  order,  or  make  known  the 
name  of  a  candidate  who  has  been  rejected,  or  divulge 
the  name  of  a  sister  who  may  think  it  proper  to  vote  or 
speak  against  a  candidate,  shall  be  fined,  suspended  or 
expelled,  as  the  lodg-e  may  determine. 

Sec.  127.  Any  member  casting  any  reflections  upon 
the  Brotherhood  or  its  members,  or  telling  anything 
concerning  the  business  of  the  B.  of  L.  F.  Lodge  or  the 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  41 

members  thereof,  or  anything"  any  member  of  the  B.  of 
L.  F.  may  have  said  reflecting  upon  our  order  or  its 
members,  or  cast  any  reflections  upon  the  members  of 
the  Society,  shall  be  fined,  suspended  or  reprimanded, 
as  the  lodge  may  desire. 

Sec.  128.  In  the  absence  of  thesPresident  and  Vice 
President,  the  Past  President,  if  present,  shall  preside; 
if  neither  of  these  oflicers  is  present,  any  member  may 
call  the  meeting  to  order  at  the  appointed  time,  and  a 
president  pro  tem.  shall  be  chosen  for  the  meeting. 

Sec.  129.  By-Laws  in  conformity  with  this  Constitu- 
tion may  be  made,  and  from  time  to  time  altered  or 
amended,  by  submitting  the  same  to  the  lodge  in  writ- 
ing and  read  at  the  two  regular  meetings  previous  to 
being  acted  upon,  when,  by  a  two-thirds  vote,  they 
shall  be  adopted;  provided,  they  do  not  conflict  with 
the  Constitution  of  this  lodge  or  the  principles  of  the 
order.  All  by-laws  to  be  submitted  to  the  Grand 
President  for  approval. 

Sec.  130.  All  by-laws  adopted  by  a  lodge  shall  be 
entered  in  full  on  the  records  of  the  lodge. 
rules  of  order. 

Sec.  131.  When  a  sister  intends  to  speak  on  a  ques- 
tion, she  shall  rise  in  her  place  and  respectfully  ad- 
dress her  remarks  to  the  president,  and  avoid  all  per- 
sonality and  indecorous  or  sarcastic  language  as  well 
as  any  reflection  upon  the  lodge  or  its  members. 

Sec.  132.  The  president  shall  be  addressed  by  any 
member  rising  to  her  feet  as  "Worthy  President." 

Sec.  133.  No  question  shall  be  stated  unless  regularly 
moved  and  seconded,  nor  open  for  consideration  until 
stated  by  the  president;  and  when  a  question  is  before 
the  meeting,  no  motion  shall  be  in  order  except  to  ad- 
journ, to  postpone,  or  to  amend. 

Sec.  134.  No  motion  can  be  made  by  one  member 
while  another  is  speaking. 

Sec.  135.  The  president,  while  presiding,  shall  rise 
and  state  every  question  coming  before  the  lodge,  and 
immediately  before  putting  it  to  a  vote,  shall  ask:  "Is 
the  lodj^e  ready  for  the  question  V  " 


42  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

Sec.  136.  Every  member  present  must  vote  on  all 
questions  before  the  lodge,  unless  personally  interested 
in  the  result. 

Sec.  137.  When  a  sister  rises  to  speak  she  shall  con- 
fine herself  strictly  to  the  question  under  debate. 

Sec.  138.  When  the  decision  of  the  chair  is  appeal- 
ed from,  the  president  shall  state  the  question  as  fol- 
lows: "Shall  the  decision  of  the  chair  be  sustained  ?  " 
If  there  is  a  tie  vote  the  decision  of  the  chair  is  sus- 
tained. 

Sec.  139.  After  any  question  has  been  decided,  any 
two  members  who  voted  in  the  majority  may  at  any 
time  during-  the  meeting  move  for  a  reconsideration 
thereof,  but  no  debate  shall  be  allowed  on  the  main 
question  unless  reconsidered. 

Sec.  140.  When  a  member  calls  for  the  previous 
question,  and  the  call  is  seconded,  the  president  shall 
immediately  put  the  question.  If  it  fails,  the  discus- 
sion continues  as  if  the  motion  had  not  been  made;  if 
adopted,  all  debate  shall  cease  and  the  main  question 
shall  be  put  by  the  chair  and  disposed  of  without 
debate. 

Sec.  141.  A  motion  to  adjourn  shall  always  be  in 
order,  and  decided  without  debate. 

Sec.  142.  Under  no  circumstances  shall  the  opening 
and  closing  ceremonies  be  omitted. 

Sec.  143.  That  when  lodges  disband,  the  money  in  the 
treasury  be  handed  over  to  the  Brotherhood  lodge  to 
which  this  lodge  was  connected.  This  includes  all 
properties  which  may  be  turned  into  money. 

Sec.  144.  The  colors  of  this  order  are  Red,  Dark 
Purple  and  White. 

Sec.  145.  Our  emblematic  flower  is  Red  Carnation. 

Sec.  146.  Floral  design,  a  Heart,  emblematic  of  our 
watch-word,  '  'Charity. ' ' 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  '  43 

ORDER  OF  BUSINESS. 


1.  Call  tx)  order  by  President. 

2.  Appointment  of  Officers. 

3.  Opening-  Ceremonies. 

4.  Roll  Call. 

5.  Readingr  of  Minutes  of  Preceding  Meeting. 

6.  Application  for  Membership. 

7.  Report  of  Investigating  Committee. 

8.  Balloting  for  Candidates. 

9.  Admission  of  Candidates. 

10.  Reports  of  Committees. 

11.  Applications  for  Relief. 

12.  Communications. 

13.  Applications  for  Withdrawal  Cards. 

14.  Bills  for  Allowance. 

15.  Collector's  Report. 

16.  Treasurer's  Report. 

17.  Unfinished  Business. 

18.  Election  of  Officers. 

19.  New  Business. 

20.  Miscellaneous. 

21.  Debate  Good  of  the  Society. 

22.  Closing  Ceremonies. 


44  .     LADIES*  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

INDEX  TO  GEAND  LODGE  OOITSTITUTIOIf. 


Page 

Accounts— How  Kept 13 

Amendments 21 

Appeals— How  Taken 14 — 15 

Applications— How  Filed— Sec.  44 15 

Appointive  Oflacers-Shall  Consist  of— Rule? 22 

Biennial  Report  of  Officers 5—  6 

Board  of  Grand  Trustees— Duties  of 9—10 

Charges— How  Filed  and  Tried 14 

Charter  Fees— Amount  of 13 

Committees— How  Appointed— Rule  26 24 

"  Standing,  Consist  of 11 

"  "  How  Convened  and  Report  of 11—12 

Credentials— How  Furnished 5 

"  To  Whom  Issued 5 

"  Delegates 5 

"  Grand  Officers  and  Boards 5 

Decision  of  Chair— How  Appealed— Rule  12 23 

Election  of  Officers  and  Boards  (See  also  Rule  21,  page  24)         6 

When  to  Qualify 6—7 

"         Certificate  of 6 

Fiscal  Year 5 

Funds— How  Transferred 13 

"         How  Disbursed 13 

Grand  Dues— How  Levied 13 

Grand  Lodge— Name  and  Location _        3 

"  "         Sessions  of— Rule  2 22 

*'  "         Jurisdiction  and  Authority  of 3 

'*  "         Of  Whom  Composed 3 

'*  "         Officers,  Term  of „         4 

"  "         Officers  Shall  Not  Represent  Their  Lodge        4 

'*  '♦         Official  Seal 4 

"  "         Magazine,  Editor  of 11 

•*  "         Quorum 4 

"  *'         Regulations  of  (See  also  pages  22, 23  and  24)       12 

"  "         Meetings,  When  Held _...         4 

••  "  "  Change  of 4 

Special,  How  Called 4 

Grand  Executive  Board— Duties  of _ 9 

Grand  President— Duties  of 7 

Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer— Duties  of 8 

Bond  of 9 

Grand  Counselor— Duties  of 10 

Grand  Medical  Examiner— Duties  of 10—11 

Installation  of  Officers  and  Boards 6 

Insurance  Dept.— For  What  Purpose  Established— Sec.  42       15 
Q"  "         Requirements  of  Members  Admitted  to 

the  Society  after  Jan.  1,  1903— Sec.  43       15 

"  "         Application,  Form  of— Sec.  44 16—16 

How  Filed 17-18 


INDEX.  45 

Insurance  Dept. —Assessments,  Notice  of.  How   Levied, 

Collected  and  Forwarded 18 

"  '*         Assessments,  Penalty  for  Non-Payment 

Sec.  49 19 

"  *'         Assessments,  Lodges  to  Remit— Sec.  50       19 

'*  "  "  Receipts,  Date  of—  "     53       20 

Who  Shall  be  Admitted— Sec.  46 „ 17 

•*  •  Certificates,  Form  of— Sec.  44 15—16 

"  "  "  How  Issued- Sec.  45 16—17 

••  *•  "  How  Transferred— Sec.  55.30— 21 

"  '*         Accounts— By  Whom  Kept— Sec.  51 19 

Claims-How  Filed   (Sec.  52)   and  Ad- 

iusted Sec    54  ....    19 20 

Motions  to  he  Submitted  in  Writing— Rule  14  ....................       23 

"        Record  of,  by  Whom' Offered— Rule  24 24 

•*        Reconsideration  of— Rule  13 23 

Yea  and  Nay  Vote  on— Rule  16 24 

Members  to  Vote— Rule  19 24 

Organization  of  Lodges _ 12 

"  "       '*       Application  for  Charter 12 

Balloting  for  Candidates- 12—13 

Order  of  Business. 25 

Previous  Questions— How  Put— Rule  15 23—24 

Quorum 4 

Reconsideration— How  Taken— Rule  13 23 

Regulations  of  Grand  Lodge 22,  23—24 

Vice  Grand  President— Duties  of 7—  8 


INDEX  TO  SUBORDINATE  LODGE  CONSTITUTION. 


Page 

Absence  of  President— Who  Shall  Preside— Sec.  128 41 

Alternate  Delegate— Duties  of— Sec.  84 31—32 

Applicant  Falling  to  Appear— Sec.  96 34 

Application  for  Membership— Who  are  Eligible— Sec.  91...       33 

Ballot— Reconsideration  of.  Unfavorable— Sec.  94 33—34 

Balloting  for  Applicants— Sec.  93 33 

Benefits— Lodges  May  Pav  Weekly— Sec.  118  39 

Sick  Members'  Dues  Shall  be  Paid—See.  119 39 

Boards  Shall  Consist  of— Sec.  63 26 

Board  of  Relief— Of  Whom  Composed— Sec.  66 26 

"       "       "         Duties  of— Sec.  8.5 32 

Board  of  Trustees— Duties  of— Sec.  83 31 

Ry  Laws— How  Adopted,  etc.— Sees.  129  and  130 41 

Charges— How  Referred— Sec.  113 38 

How  Preferred— Sec.  114 _ 38 

Investigating  Committees,  Duties  of— Sec.  115.  38— 38 

How  Defaulted— Sec.  116 39 

Accused  Shall  Retire,  etc.— See.  117 38 

Officers  Shall  Hold  Office,  etc.-See.  88 32 


46  LADIES'  SOCIETY  B.  OF  L.  F. 

Collector  and  Treasurer  Shall  Not  be  Held  by  Same  Per- 
son-Sec. 72 27 

Collector  and  Treasurer—Bond  of— Sec.  125 40 

Duties  of  Officers— President—Sec.  77 29 

Vice  President-Sec.  78 28 

Secretary- Sec.  79 29-30 

Treasurer-Sec.  81 30—31 

Collector-Sec.  80 30 

"          Chaplain,  Warden,  Conductor  and  In- 
ner and  Outer  Guard— Sec.  82 31 

Delegates-Dutiesof— Sec.84 31—32 

Dues— A  mount  of— Sec.  97 34 

Penalty  for  Failure  to  pay  Same— Sec.  101 35 

Election-When  Held-Secs.  70  and  78 27-28 

Majority  Vote-Sec.  74 28 

But  One  Candidate-Sec.  75 28 

Expulsion— Twice  Expelled,  Penalty  of— Sec.  102 35—36 

Expelled  Members  Desiring  to  Rejoin— Sec,  103 _ 36 

Extension  of  Time  to  Applicants— Sec.  96  34 

Fraud  or  Imposition— Penalty  of— Sec.  121 40 

Funds— How  Disbursed— Sec.  123  .    40 

Grand  Dues— Amount  of  and  When  Payable— Sec.  99 34—35 

How  Collected-Sec.  100 35 

Initiation  Fee— Amount  of— Sec.  97 34 

"  "       To  be  Returned— Sec.  95 34 

Installation— Date  of  and  Penalty  for  Non-Appearance 

Sec.  76 28-29 

Lodge  Shall  Consist  of-Sec.  57 26 

"      Restrictions  as  to  Location  and  Name— Sec.  122 40 

Meetings-When  Held-Sec.  59 26 

"  Time   and    Place   of   Meeting    Shall    Not    be 

Changed-Sec.  60 26 

Special,  How  Called— Sec.  61 „       26 

Membership— Qualifications  for— Sec.  91 33 

"  Applicant,  When  to  Join— Sec,  92 33 

"  Application,  How  to  Make  (See  also  Sec.  44, 

page  15) -Sec.  93  33 

"  Applicant  Failing  to  Appear— Sec.  96 34 

*'  Unfavorable    Ballot,     Reconsideration   of 

-Sec.  94 33-34 

"  Initiation  Fee,  When  Returned— Sec.  95 34 

Nominations- When  Made— Sec.  68 27 

Shall  Not  be  Made,  etc.— Sec.  69 27 

Officers-Shall  Consist  of~Sec.  62 26 

'•         Appointive,  Shall  Consist  of— Sec  65 36 

"  "  How  Appointed— Sec  71 27 

Elective,  Shall  Consist  of-Sec.  64 36 

Order  of  Business 43 

Past  President— Duties  of— Sec.  67 27 

Proxy  Voting  Not  Allowed— Sec.  180 40 


INDEX.  47 

Punishment  of  Subordinate  Lodges—Charters,  How   Re- 

„  voked— Sec.  104 36 

"                  **          Injustice   to  Mem- 
ber, How  Appeal- 
S„       ^^                                          ed-Sec.   105 30 
uorum— Sec.  58 26 

emoval  or  Vacancies,  How  Pilled— Sees.  87,89.96 32—33 

Rules  of  Order 41—42 

Sick  Members  to  be  Visited— Sec.  86 32 

Suspension— Penalty  for— Sec.  124 "       40 

Secret  Work— Penalty  for  Revealing  Same— Sec.  126  40 

Unbecoming  Conduct- Penalty  for  Same-Sec.  127  40—41 

Sr?/u  J*^^^^\®  Ballot-Reconsideration  of  Same-Sec.  94' 33-34 

withdrawal  and  Transfer  Cards— Final  and  Limited,  How 

Granted  and  How  De- 
posited—Sees. 106  to 

,„,^,  ,  ,.       ^  „        ^  1^2,  inclusive 37—38 

Withdrawn  Members— How  Readmitted— Sec.  Ill 37 


5.     310  0 


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